When I was studying acting many years ago, one of our drama teachers put us through an interesting exercise. She asked each of our classmates to critique each other's acting. So one by one we sat and heard advice from each of our fellow students. Did the sky fall? Did we want to bury ourselves …
Twitter and Me
This blog was originally published in 2013 and I was going to amend it before promoting it again, but I thought I should leave it as a snapshot of my thoughts at that time. I have a confession to make. I love Twitter. I like Face Book as well, but Twitter is like an ongoing …
A Change Of Pace
Just before Christmas I arrived at my favourite swimming pool to find an abundance of car parking. Was everyone doing their last minute gift shopping? When I went inside I found out that the pump in the Olympic sized pool was broken. Fortunately our pre-paid passes would be honoured at the Petersham pool. Where was …
Tony Abbott – Australia’s Christmas Scrooge
Thirteen days before Christmas, he struck with his evil plan. No cheer or love for the gays and lesbians of his land. And while he has disregard for the Great Barrier Reef, or simple diplomacy when addressing serious allegations from a neighbouring country, many here in Australia were made to feel like second class citizens …
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Thoughts I Had When I Was Drunk (Part 2)
There are two presents given to me by different people to help me with my writing. One is a beautifully bound notebook while the other is a dictaphone. But somehow its the dictaphone that comes out for pearls of wisdom when I'm far from sober. This second collection of thoughts come from me and my …
Which makes you smile more – Christmas or New Year?
I already know what we're doing for New Year. Our friends will gather for a costume party on the theme of 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves'. A couple of months ago, with the realisation that December 31 was nipping at our heels, we discussed one of the most important nights on the calendar. As for my …
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Is Social Media a 24/7 Commitment?
Remember many years ago when some people had to carry pagers as part of their job? These poor individuals were on call outside of work hours and were paid a little extra for the inconvenience. I felt sorry for my friends 'on call' as they had to stay sober and not allow the weekend to …
No Marriage Equality, but We’re Still Together
There's a misdirected leader at the moment here in Australia. Although most citizens agree in marriage equality, our Prime Minister thinks it's his right to raid the public purse and legally challenge the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) on their recent change to allow same sex couples to marry. A little perspective here, please. This is …
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Weekend Party Music
I'm in a relaxed mood today, so I'm keeping this blog post light. With the weekend nipping at our heels, I thought I'd share a bit of party music. Start your night with champagne... and make sure you go full screen to watch in high def. It's a shame there is no official video to …
Gay Men – Seeing ourselves on screen
I think there's a revolution in the way we, as gay men, allow ourselves to be seen. And it's a media fuelled revolution that has gradually 'snuck up on us' since the last century. The self discipline 'straight acting' model is fading in Western society, and the pressure to be an 'acceptable gay' has disappeared …
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